Ryō Ikebe Movies

A film by Kiyoshi Saeki

The life and travels of adventurer Naomi Uemura, who disappeared in Alaska in 1984. A member of the first Japanese expedition to reach the summit of...

Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece depicting the reverse side of Showa political history...

Walking home late one night, a down-on-his-luck sewage worker runs into a drunk businessman with a briefcase full of cash. His impulsive decision...

1962 Japanese movie

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.

Young yakuza Shujiro Hanada goes to prison after losing his cool in a rigged gambling game and slashing a few other players. When he's released in...

Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.

A bus driver and a female conductor on a route deep in the mountains are embroiled in a love affair that is depicted in great detail in this...

Mikami, a Japanese soldier, is captured by Chinese forces. Although able to escape, he is treated with contempt by his peers. After falling in love...

Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is...

Continuation of The Blue Mountains: Part I. Released a week later.

Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of the War.

Forced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. Movie posters for local cinemas were often displayed at...

A screwball tale of a suspected “lady thief” and the detective who is on her trail, following her from Osaka to her home village, where...

An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.

A film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.